Seven years after the U.S. women’s national team etched its name deeper into soccer history, Netflix is positioning itself as the new home for the sport’s biggest stage in North America.
The streamer announced on X that it will carry every match of the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup live in the United States and Canada. The tournament expands to 32 teams and 64 matches across eight Brazilian cities from June 24 to July 25, 2027.
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The timing is deliberate. July 7 marks the anniversary of the 2019 final in Lyon, where the Americans defeated the Netherlands 2-0 on second-half goals from Megan Rapinoe and Rose Lavelle. Coach Jill Ellis became the first manager to win consecutive Women’s World Cup titles since Vittorio Pozzo guided Italy’s men in 1934 and 1938. The victory gave the U.S. a record fourth title after triumphs in 1991, 1999 and 2015.
Netflix’s rights deal covers both the 2027 and 2031 editions exclusively in the U.S. and Canada. All matches will stream on the platform with no extra cost, delivered in English and Spanish in the United States and English and French in Canada. The agreement marks the streamer’s first full entry into live soccer rights after earlier sports experiments.
Brazil set to host expanded field
Brazil will stage the event for the first time in South America, using stadiums in Belo Horizonte, Brasília, Fortaleza, Porto Alegre, Recife, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador and São Paulo. The host nation last welcomed the men’s World Cup in 2014 and the women’s Olympic tournament in 2016.
Previous U.S. broadcasts of the Women’s World Cup had aired on Fox Sports through 2023. The shift to Netflix follows the streamer’s acquisition of English- and Spanish-language rights announced in late 2024, with Canada secured the following summer. The platform already streams select NFL games and other live events as it broadens beyond scripted fare.
The USWNT’s 2019 triumph capped a dominant run that included a 13-0 group-stage rout of Thailand and a semifinal penalty-shootout win over England. Those performances helped push global viewership higher and set attendance records that the 2027 edition, with its larger field, aims to surpass.
Netflix’s move arrives as the women’s game continues its commercial ascent, with the 2031 tournament scheduled to grow again to 48 teams. The platform’s commitment through at least that cycle gives subscribers a clear destination for the next two cycles of the event.
